Fatal crash profile · Model year
2006 Hyundai Santa Fe
Compared with Hyundai Santa Fe · Hyundai · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 22
- Fatal crashes
- 22
- Deaths inside
- 14
- Other deaths
- 10
Between 2020 and 2024, 22 vehicles described as 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe were involved in 22 fatal crashes in the United States. 14 people died inside these vehicles and 10 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.
Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other suvs or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 5 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
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Deaths
Who died in these crashes
58%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.4 times the share for Hyundai Santa Fe: 42%
- About 1.2 times the share for Hyundai: 51%
- About 1.1 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 3 | 2 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
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Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
18%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 1.5 times the share for Hyundai Santa Fe: 12%
- About 1.1 times the share for Hyundai: 16%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 19%
9%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About two-thirds of the share for Hyundai Santa Fe: 14%
- About 60 percent of the share for Hyundai: 15%
- About half the share for all vehicles: 18%
64%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 1.3 times the share for Hyundai Santa Fe: 48%
- About 1.2 times the share for Hyundai: 51%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe | Hyundai Santa Fe | Hyundai | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 18.2% | 12.3% | 15.9% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 9.1% | 14.2% | 15.5% | 17.7% |
| At night | 63.6% | 48.0% | 51.2% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 14 |
| Cloudy | 5 |
| Rain | 2 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 8 |
| Dark - Lighted | 7 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 6 |
| Dark - Unknown Lighting | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Texas | 2 |
| Florida | 2 |
| California | 2 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 |
| North Carolina | 2 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 |
| New York | 1 |
| Colorado | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2024 | Travis County, Texas | RM 2244 | 1 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | Southampton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania | SR-132 | 1 |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | SR-1747 FERN VALLEY RD | 1 |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Aurora, Arapahoe County, Colorado | S CHAMBERS RD | 1 |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Apache Junction, Pinal County, Arizona | SR-88 | 1 |
| Aug 26, 2023 | Sacramento, Sacramento County, California | RICHARDS BL | 1 |
| Aug 8, 2023 | Tulare County, California | AVE 176 | 1 |
| May 2, 2023 | Yadkin County, North Carolina | SR-1314 OLD US 421 | 1 |
| Feb 1, 2023 | Owego, Tioga County, New York | E CAMPVILLE RD | 1 |
| May 4, 2022 | Orlando, Orange County, Florida | SR-423 | 1 |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Greene County, Mississippi | SR-594 | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2022 | Stroud, Lincoln County, Oklahoma | I-44 | 2 |
| Jan 10, 2022 | Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts | VERNON ST | 1 |
| Sep 8, 2021 | Airway Heights, Spokane County, Washington | S HAYFORD RD | 1 |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon | SR-99 ODOT 81 | 1 |
| Dec 13, 2020 | Lycoming County, Pennsylvania | CLEMAN HOLLOW RD | 1 |
| Oct 30, 2020 | Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas | HARMON RD | 1 |
| Sep 28, 2020 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | SR-1625 SAM WILSON RD | 1 |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Elliott County, Kentucky | SR-32 | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2020 | Clark County, Nevada | N LAMB BLVD | 1 |
| Apr 4, 2020 | Hialeah, Miami-Dade County, Florida | SR-953 | 2 |
| Mar 30, 2020 | Blue Hill, Hancock County, Maine | SR-172 ELLSWORTH RD | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.